Moderní

Moderní is a Czech adjective meaning modern, up-to-date, or contemporary. It is used to describe things related to the present or recent times, as well as innovations that are new or forward-looking. In everyday usage, moderní can refer to current fashion, technology, design, and ways of thinking, and it often carries a sense of efficiency or progress.

The word derives from Latin modernus, via Old French moderne, and was adopted into Czech in the early modern period. It is closely linked to related concepts such as modernizace (modernization) and modernismus (modernism), and it is contrasted with postmoderní (postmodern). In linguistic and cultural contexts, moderní signals a relation to the modern era or to qualities associated with modernity.

In practical use, moderní appears in many fields: moderní architektura (modern architecture), moderní umění (modern art), moderní technologie (modern technology), and moderní životní styl (modern lifestyle). In historical discussions, it can denote the modern period or modernist tendencies within arts and culture, whereas in everyday language it usually means up-to-date or current. The term is common in Czech media, academia, and public discourse as a flexible descriptor of innovation, novelty, and relevance to contemporary society.

Related terms include modernizace, modernismus, and postmoderní.